->''"You do realize that if I wasn't six years old, this wouldn't interest me in the slightest?"''-->-- '''Calvin''', ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'', [[Recap/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeriesS4E1CampingTripPart1 "Camping Trip Part 1"]]

This happens when a character that is oblivious to the world around him has acquired or encountered a normal everyday object. These objects range from umbrellas, elevators, computers, doors, kitchen sinks, mirrors, '''[[SerialEscalation ANYTHING]]''', granted that it is mundane and common to normal people, and by 'normal' we meant normal by our standards and not the other way around. This is usually followed by the character exploiting or praising the particular object while being amazed by its usefulness. This can also be the RunningGag for the series.

These characters are usually one of the following:* From MagicalLand, therefore everyday objects (especially the technological ones) can amaze them.* Aliens, because some of Earth's objects just don't exist in outer space.* Still a child and is growing up to know the world.* From a Dystopian future, so that [[MundaneLuxury Mundane Luxuries]] are opulent.* A foreigner; said object might be rare in his own country.* [[ShelteredAristocrat Really rich]], to the point that some normal things can amaze them.* Really poor, to the point that [[MundaneLuxury normal conveniences seem extravagant]].* Had previously lived a sheltered life.* A time traveler, making him a FishOutOfTemporalWater.* [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny Just plain easily-distracted]].

Generally, this trope is played for comedic effect. However in some cases, the segment will be drama. Perhaps the character had too much fun or overestimated its usefulness, destroying the item in the process. Or perhaps they just ran over a stroke of bad luck, damaging it in the process. Either way, the character will cry over the object, and the ending will be set in a SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments way.

[[folder:Anime and Manga]]* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Rukia is amazed at the way you drink out of juice boxes, by poking the straw through the foil hole and using it to drink. In the anime, she even tells Hanatarou about it as if she'd mastered some difficult skill by being able to do it.** When Hitsugaya's advance guard settle into the human world to prepare for the arrancar invasion, Ikkaku is so amazed at the idea that shops can sell multitudes of neatly wrapped onigiri (and order even more when they run out!) that he's convinced it must be a conspiracy - he can't imagine humans being capable of such a feat without something dodgy going on behind the scenes.* Happens in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' episode 111: Kagura received an umbrella with a flower pattern from Gintoki.** This is followed by a montage (with a nice melody) of Kagura strolling around the streets happily, the montage is repeated with slightly heavy rain with more rock added into the music. She still went out with the umbrella even when there's a typhoon rampaging outside, you know the rest.* In the anime ''Manga/ShinryakuIkaMusume'', The title character considered the umbrella that Eiko gave her as a "worthy weapon" while fantasizing on how she will used it to fight a robotic Eiko. The umbrella was crushed after it was run over by a random car passing by, when Eiko came out from the store Ika was crying on the death of her partner, named Ika Model One, 'Excelsior'. Eiko asked Ika Musume to share her umbrella together and then went home together.** The sword is the umbrella's true form, a fact which remains recognizable to a human until sometime in his 30s.** Pillow** Air** Hat** 3D glasses** Camera* In ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', all the boys in the extremely rich Ouran High School's Host Club are amazed at everyday 'commoner' things that Haruhi does or uses, like instant coffee, and saying things like "Commoners are so clever!"** Oddly enough Tamaki does seem to have a passing familiarity with several "common" things, but especially cheap convenience foods like ramen which he eats to comfort himself.* The titular character of ''Manga/{{Yotsuba}}'', being young, is no stranger to this trope. She is amused at just about everything, except for the scarecrow.* Happens quite a bit in ''Manga/SgtFrog'', despite AliensStealCable often taking place.* ''Manga/KOn'' has Tsumugi, who lived a sheltered life until entering highschool and rarely communicated with the outside world, much less know about it. She is absolutely amazed at anything "normal", usually because either she never saw them before, is amazed at how "normal" it is, or a combination of both. * ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'':** Elsie, a three-hundred year-old demon from Hell, is absolutely obsessed with firetrucks. No reason is given, she just thinks they're cool.** Diana, a goddess from Heaven currently SharingABody with a human from Earth, is very impressed with her host's magic tricks.--->'''Diana:''' I used to be able to split the sea and control the weather...''but you can pull flowers out of a hat!''* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', the people of the FloatingContinent Skypiea find [[WorthlessYellowRocks gold to be worthless]], but find dirt to be worth fighting over since it's so rare in sky islands made of cloud. At the end of the arc Usopp is also able to trade a few rubber bands (since rubber is unknown in the sky islands) for some very useful tools.* In the early seasons of ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'', [[HumanAliens Mid-Childans]] often comment about the convenience of earth cell phones whenever the said item is used. In fact, they liked it so much that they've incorporated the technology for civilian use by ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'' (at least), except their {{Magitek}} cell phones are capable of [[SuperCellReception interstellar and interdimensional communication]].* In ''LightNovel/TheDevilIsAPartTimer'', Suzuno, after coming to Earth from AnotherDimension, is fascinated and sometimes frustrated by technology such as televisions and [=ATMs=].* Goku gets this a lot during his youth in ''Manga/{{Dragonball}}'', due to him living in the isolated mountains for all of his life. While there are genuinely amazing feats of technology like the [=DynoCaps=], Goku is often scared and amazed of more mundane things like bikes, cars, planes and intercoms. He is also amazed by the city lights when viewed from the air, and initially confuses them for the stars having fallen onto the ground and asks Roshi if he can have one.* In ''Anime/AldnoahZero'', while having dinner with [[spoiler:[[NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine a captured Slaine]]]], [[TheChessmaster Count Saazbaum]] muses that their meal - chicken, gravy and some vegetables, shipped in from Earth - would constitute an incredible luxury back home on Mars, where the majority of the populace subsides on algae and krill. Despite the [[AppliedPhlebotinum amazingly advanced technology]] of the [[TheEmpire Vers Empire]], Mars simply doesn't have the agricultural capacity for its people to eat anything better.** Another Martian Knight, Count Mazuurek, marvels at a simple compass, remarking that it could never work on his homeworld, which lacks Earth's magnetic field.* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', characters from the Magic Side often get amazed or frustrated by modern appliances like computers, washing machines, TV's, etc.* Sai from ''Manga/HikaruNoGo'' is prone to this because he's a 1000-year-old ghost [[FishOutOfTemporalWater that's been trapped inside a Go board for over a century]]. He is amazed by things like telephones and airplanes, often to Hikaru's annoyance.* In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'', many Ghouls grow up in poverty and barely on the fringes of human society. As such, those adjusting to living among humans often find mundane things amazing. ** When Koma first started working at Anteiku, he was so completely in awe of ''baking soda'' that he explained this miracle substance to his gang. Mighty Baking Soda, powerful enough to defeat the strongest grease and even stinky feet! His men are amazed that humans possess such an incredible product. ** In an omake, Naki is so startled by a fireworks display that he faints.* In ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'', Kobayashi takes Tohru and Kanna shopping for supplies for Kanna's first day of school, and the two dragons are fascinated by all the stationery they encounter.* In ''Manga/ElfSanWaYaserarenai'' Erufuda is obsessed with french fries and wonders how people in our world can refer to them as junk food. This is because in her world seasonings of any kind can only be afforded by the very rich so even something like french fries tastes a lot better than anything she's ever eaten. [[/folder]]

[[folder:ComicBooks]]* One of the ''Manos'' in ''ComicBook/ElEternauta'' does a long praise of the elegance of a... coffee pot. Believe it or not, it's a thoroughly touching sequence in which [[spoiler:the Manos reveals he comes from a noble species, enslaved by the alien conquerors and forced to do their bidding. Finding beauty in everyday objects would be the Manos' purpose in life were they left on their own.]][[/folder]]

[[folder:Fan Fiction]]* Calvin and Hobbes are ''really'' amazed at a stick they find in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries''. It gets lampshaded, providing the page quote.* Kuyou Suou in ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'' and her fascination with cookies, from baking to eating them, making it also a case of TrademarkFavoriteFood.* ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheNatural20'' has Milo, who comes from an RPGMechanicsVerse in MedievalStasis. Consequently, he is utterly amazed at the price of salt, since he comes from an era in which salt was worth as much as silver. [[LoopholeAbuse He then promptly starts buying salt in huge quantities and using it as crafting material.]]* In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4499690/1/Stolen-Time Stolen Time]] Remus Lupin spends hours watching the full moon [[spoiler: in the afterlife]]. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as Lupin is a werewolf who hasn't been able to look at a full moon since he was a small child.* In ''Fanfic/AradsStardust'', [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] finds a ballpoint pen, and is amazed by such ingenuity. She also displays wonder every time something modern is presented to her.* Out of all of [[WebComic/GirlGenius Agatha]]'s inventions in FanFic/ASparkOfIceAndFire, the one [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire King Robert]] loves the most is the "beer helmet", since it allows him to drink without using his hands.* Hope in ''Fanfic/AnAstralDropInHeatherfield'' explores the novel concepts of school, babysitting and being able to meet people since she ''ReallyWasBornYesterday''.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Films -- Animated]]* The point of "What's This?" in ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas''.* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'', the antagonist collects mysterious otherworldly relics, many of which defy the physical laws of the LEGO world and have strange powers. These objects include a huge sphere that destroys all in its path (a golf ball), a cloak that entraps anyone who dares put it on and is rumored to be horribly painful to remove (a Band-Aid), and, most plot-critically, a substance with the power to permanently fix LEGO bricks in place and turn people into living statues (Krazy Glue).* In ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', Ariel is fascinated by the world of humans, and has collected an entire secret grotto's worth of trinkets that the surface-dwellers had dropped into the ocean. Unfortunately, her contact regarding information about what they are and what they do is [[KnowNothingKnowItAll Scuttle the seagull]], who imparts such wisdom as a fork being called a 'dinglehopper' which humans use to comb their hair.* In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueWar'', Wonder Woman's mind is utterly blown by the existence of ice cream, something the Amazons don't have back home.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]* This was kind of the concept behind the film ''Film/TheGodsMustBeCrazy'', which dealt with the quasi-cargo-cult reaction of a group of Kalahari bushmen to finding a glass Coca-Cola bottle. This is because nothing in their area or history has had the hardness and smoothness of the bottle. It can be used to crush nuts, work leather, make ropes, and many other things. Only problem is there is only one and a competition for it causes a lot of trouble in the world.* Film/EdwardScissorhands would sometimes stop to stare at smoke alarms, walls, hair dryers, and other everyday objects, seemingly entranced by them.* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'': "It comes in ''pints''?!"* Film/TheSmurfs are amazed by the invention of Website/{{Google}}.* A good chunk of ''Film/MeetJoeBlack'' has Joe, [[DeathTakesAHoliday who is on vacation in a mortal body]] enjoying things like swimming and peanut butter.* Upon entering a chain retail superstore in ''Film/TenItemsOrLess'', Creator/MorganFreeman's character is awestruck, while Scarlet (a checkout worker at a grocery) is thoroughly dispassionate.-->'''Him:''' This is amazing.\\'''Scarlet:''' It's... Target.* Happens in ''Film/{{Splash}}''. Being a [[FishOutOfWater mermaid in New York City]], Madison is [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny easily distracted]] by new human things. She excitedly fixates on a flashing streetlight, exclaiming "pretty!" Allen is bemused, but has to admit that she's kind of right -- it ''is'' pretty, it's just something humans take as a given.* In ''Film/MoscowOnTheHudson'', when [[Creator/RobinWilliams Vladimir]] (a recent Soviet defector) goes to a grocery store in the US, he nearly has a mental breakdown, after seeing the great variety of food available (similar to the RealLife event listed below), and paramedics have to be called in after he collapses.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Literature]]* The ''Literature/{{Xanth}}'' novel ''Man From Mundania'' features Princess Ivy, who travels from her MagicalLand to "Mundania" (the 'real' world) where she encounters a computer for the first time. Given that in Xanth, Com-Pewter is an evil creature, Ivy is rather taken aback by the computer's innocuous nature.* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series, a number of wizards have this reaction when they come into contact with muggle technology. Arthur Weasley is amazed to see an escalator in operation in London, Ron is fascinated by the shape of a 50 pence piece, etc. This happens both ways too. Molly Weasley thinks the idea of healing a cut by sewing up your skin (in other words, stitches) to be crazy. From the ''Chamber of Secrets'' movie:--> '''Arthur Weasley''': Tell me, what exactly is the function of a rubber duck?* A rare serious example in ''Literature/AmericanGods'', [[spoiler: when Shadow is resurrected. He spends quite some time getting re-acclimated to all the ''stuff'' around him, as previously he was in a place where there was literally nothing at all.]]* Ax of ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' is constantly amazed by human technologies, especially those adapted for mouths (which his people lack - they absorb nutrient through their soles), like a lid over a cup of coffee. Special mention goes to books, which he considers to be a greater achievement than computers.** Noteworthy, however, is that the technologies with which he is enamored are frequently things his people have had for centuries, but invented in an entirely different order (with the obvious exception of anatomically-specific technology like clothes and drinking straws).* Simon of ''Literature/TheWitchWatch'' is obsessed with electric lights. Granted this is VictorianLondon and it's reasonably new but they probably don't deserve to be stared at continually no matter what else is happening around them.* In the ''Literature/YoungWizards'' series, when the [[PlantAliens Tree Alien]] Filif visits Earth he's fascinated by the human concept of "decorations" (that is, clothing). At first he wants to drape his branches with lingerie, but his human guides eventually manage to convince him to make due with a baseball cap.* In ''Literature/TheLostFleet'', human contact with the Dancers is facilitated by a gift of [[DuctTapeForEverything "universal fixing substance"]], i.e. duct tape. The Dancers are masters of engineering on a level well beyond human comprehension, but are fascinated by seeing humans escaping a damaged ship use the same materials to improvise a bandage for an injured crewman, patch a space suit and make structural repairs to the pod.* In the post-apocalyptic world of Emily St. John Mandel's ''Literature/StationEleven,'' the displays in the Museum of Civilization include credit cards, cell phones, stiletto heels, engine blocks, a motorcycle, and newspapers.* The primitive natives of MysteriousAntarctica in ''Literature/TheNarrativeOfArthurGordonPymOfNantucket'' are absolutely blown away by the schooner the hero arrives on, taking great care not to inadvertently "injure" it, and even more amazed when they discover that this "creature" has ''an interior''. The chief goes nearly catatonic with shock upon noticing his reflection in a mirror for the first time. Pym makes sure to mention that he and his party are just as blown away by the antarctic "miracles" that the natives probably consider just as mundane.-->''There were, however, some points in their demeanor which we found it impossible to understand; for example, we could not get them to approach several very harmless objects -- such as the schooner's sails, an egg, an open book, a pan of flour.''[[/folder]]

[[folder:LiveActionTelevision]]* In ''Series/{{Selfie}}'', Eliza (whose apartment and general life can charitably be called a mess) is amazed when Henry helps her organize her budget with colorful files in a bright pink cabinet, comparing it to a magic rainbow. Henry, being his usual serious self, reminds her there is no magic.-->'''Eliza''': But what about this...sparkling bag of treasure? -->'''Henry''': These are brads.* [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]] will occasionally wax poetic about various elements of human nature he likes. He did a fairly long one on edible ball bearings (metallic, spherical cake decorations) in "Fear Her". * In an episode of ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'', time travelers from 1950's Britain are fascinated by modern conveniences such as automatic doors and the wide variety of produce (bananas in particular).* This was a [[OncePerEpisode regular feature]] of ''Series/ThePretender'', where Jarod would become fascinated with some item like Twinkies, Mr. Potato Head, or roach motels, and then work them into his scheme for an EngineeredPublicConfession.* In episode ten of ''Series/FromTheEarthToTheMoon'', "Galileo Was Right", there is an epic scene (with upswelling music and lots of drama and a sense of utter and complete ''triumph'') about the astronauts finding a ''rock''. Granted, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_Rock it was a pretty awesome rock,]] but it was just a rock.* In one episode of ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'', Dick is fascinated by a box of kleenex, particularily the way it keeps producing a new tissue every time he takes one out. In another episode, Dick marvels over the word-play in a book he's reading... which happens to be ''Fox in Socks'' by Creator/DrSeuss.-->'''Dick:''' "When beetles fight these battles in a bottle with their paddles / And the bottle's on a poodle and the poodle's eating noodles / They call this a muddle puddle tweedle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle!" (''{{beat}}'') This man is a genius!* Sabrina of ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' was traveling through closet doors during Christmas while dressed as Santa Claus and happens upon a bratty kid who demands a present. She hands him a random object, a spatula, and travels on. Cue to, at the end of the show, the kid happily burbling about the spatula Santa gave him while his expensive toys he received as gifts languish in the background...* Creator/AaronSorkin likes to give his TVGenius characters PopculturalOsmosisFailure as a way to demonstrate that (as Ainsley Hayes of ''Series/TheWestWing'' says when she can't set up call waiting on her phone) they've "been focusing on other things." [[AbsentMindedProfessor President Bartlet]] has several moments of being amazed by the everyday world, such as when he drinks an egg cream for the first time and tries to explain it to Toby.* In ''Series/DeadGorgeous'', the sisters have this reaction upon their first exposure to television.* In the Barefoot Bob's episode of ''Series/KitchenNightmares,'' Ramsay brings in an accountant to help with the finances. One owner becomes absolutely giddy and even remarks that she's probably the only person ever to get excited about seeing an accountant.* In the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episode [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E20WhatIsAndWhatShouldNeverBe "What Is And What Should Never Be" (S02, Ep20)]], Dean can't stop smiling when mowing the lawn even though he has a lot more difficulty handling a lawn mower than he has with a machete or shotgun. * ''Series/TheGoodies'': Graeme becomes enthralled by the process of making a cup of tea in "Holidays".* After [[TheAlcoholic Father Jack]] from ''Series/FatherTed'' gets over [[GoMadFromTheRevelation the initial shock of being sober for the first time in years,]] he moves onto this trope:-->'''Father Jack''': CHAIR! (beat) CURTAINS! (stomps his feet a few times) ''FLOOR!''* ''Series/FixerUpper'' - Shiplap (a type of solid wood wall) when it is uncovered during demolition. If it is not left in place, it is almost always repurposed into another object such as a table or kitchen island.* ''Series/StargateSG1'': After the death of his wife Sha're, Daniel muses over how fascinated she had been by a simple ball point pen.* ''Series/MakingHistory2017'' Ham is apparently like "cocaine-covered gold" to people in the past. Trading a ham away gets him released by a bunch of Redcoats in the first episode and he brings ham as gifts or to trade bites of it for favors. [[/folder]]

[[folder:{{Music}}]]* Much of the Music/{{Blue Man Group}}'s comedy revolves around the fact that they have no idea what any modern physical object is or does, and will investigate its uses and capabilities as best they can.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tabletop Games]]* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' mentions this in a sidebar about wealth saying that "wealth is relative: a 21st century middle class American lives in more luxury than medieval kings, even though he may have less gold coins in his basement". TimeTravel, AlternateUniverse, or plain growing up in a lower [[TechnologyLevels TL]]/politically unstable area (like RealLife third world countries) could result in someone ending up in a modern western nation and being amazed at thing we almost all take for granted. Or a modern day middle class American could end up in a TL 11 world and be amazed at stuff TL 11 citizens take for granted.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Video Games]]* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening'', Justice, an immortal spirit from the Fade, is massively amazed by most trivial things in the material world. For instance, his favorite possession is a simple ring lined with Lyrium that apparently emanates beautiful sounds that only he hears.** Sten, another foreigner who doesn't seem to like anything about Fereldan, likes cookies which his homeland doesn't have.* Elizabeth and Theodore in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''. Not only are most of their {{fetch quest}}s about getting mundane objects they find fascinating, they also will be amazed by everything around them when you take them out on a date.** In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', Marie has a similar reaction to the various things the protagonist and the rest of the cast show her around Inaba. [[spoiler: This becomes a plot point in her dungeon; there are clear signs of objects from the town around, proving that she has a connection to the real world.]]* In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', the Samurai are positively ''awed'' by the strange technology strewn around Tokyo. Justified, as they come from a [[spoiler:largely]] medieval society.* VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006: Silver, who comes from a post-apocalyptic BadFuture, calls a desert beautiful, and expresses amazement at the sky being blue and the people being happy.* In ''SamAndMax: They Stole Max's Brain!'', Sammun-Mak, from ancient Egypt and possessing no attention span to speak of, constantly declares that mundane objects are the "most awesome" things in the world after simply seeing a ''picture'' of one.* In ''VideoGame/TheSims3'', Imaginary Friends, after being made real, get positive moodlets the first time they perform ordinary tasks like eating food or using the toilet. The descriptions of these moodlets talk about how amazing these tasks are, at least from the perspective of the Imaginary Friend.* ''VideoGame/SplinterCellChaosTheory'' features an early level where Sam can overhear a conversation between two guards. They are discussing how impressive it is that that estate they are guarding has motion-activated lights. Sam can interrogate one of the guards, during which the guard explains about the lights.-->'''Sam''': You mean like the kind you have on your garage?\\'''Guard''': Not me, senor. I couldn't afford something like that.* ''VideoGame/BioShock''** In ''VideoGame/BioShock1'', one of the audio diaries found in Arcadia tells of a family whose daughter is astonished and frightened by the trees present in the zone. In this case, her daughter having such a reaction prompts the mother to worry about the advisability of journeying to the underwater city.--->Mariska: "I thought she was having some sort of seizure and then I realized...trees...trees! Never saw one before, thought they were monsters."** And in ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'', Elizabeth gets excited by mundane scenery in [[CityOfAdventure Columbia]], as she spent her entire life locked in a tower.* The ''VideoGames/{{Exile}}'' and ''VideoGames/{{Avernum}}'' series commonly show your characters, who have grown up in the eponymous underground cavern/dungeon, show shock and/or amazement at such surface entities as trees and cows. (''Avernum 5'', which features [[PerspectiveFlip a group of Empire adventurers sent into Avernum]], has similar moments regarding the local cave wildlife.) Perhaps the best moment is when the party first reaches the surface in ''Exile 3'' / ''Avernum 3'' and a text pop-up describes [[SceneryPorn in loving detail]] their first look at the sweeping plains of the surface.* In ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin 2}}'', Olimar, Louie and the President make their money collecting mundane Earth objects which are highly valuable on their home planet.* ''VideoGame/EarthBound'': Opening certain (yellowish) boxes in the game elicits a hilariously over-the-top reaction even if it's just a ruler or toothbrush or something:--> Ness opened the box. WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! There's an example inside! Ness takes it!* In the ''VideoGame/RuneScape'' quest "Death to the Dorgeshuun", cave goblin Zanik travels with you to see the surface world for the first time. There's an entire cutscene about ''sunlight'', since she's the first of her tribe in centuries to see any, and later she's intrigued by wood and paper. After this quest, there's a minigame selling "exotic" surface foods, like baked goods and fruit, to cave goblin gourmets who have never tasted those things before.* In ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', reaching the maximum bond level with a Servant prompts them to give you an exclusive Craft Essence to equip to them, and a short explanation of its significance to them. William Shakespeare's is a typewriter, and a rant about how it's "really convenient" compared to writing all his plays by hand.** St. George, one of many patron saints of travelers, has taken up amateur photography so he will have souvenirs of his journeys. The subjects of his favorite photos are things like stray cats and random Chaldea personnel.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Comics]]* ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob''--Galatea, when she escapes from her lab, finds everything about the outside world alternately terrifying or awe-inspiring (and considers pizza an almost inconceivable luxury). Similarly, the four [[FishOutOfTemporalWater time-displaced]] ninjas are amazed by everything about the modern world.-->Lari: (on seeing a cell phone) "Is that another magical item?"-->Molly: "Only in the [[ClarkesThirdLaw Clarkean]] sense. Not in the [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Gygaxian]] sense."

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[[folder:Web Original]]* From the Wiki/SCPFoundation: [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-328 SCP-328]] is the alien equivalent of a CD, containing research logs for a bizarre, mysterious, and extremely dangerous alien artifact. This is a perfectly reasonable description to come up with when [[StarfishAliens your primary sense is taste and electromagnetism in the UV/Vis spectrum is lethal to you]], but to a human reader, the object is obviously [[spoiler:a laptop computer]].* In the ''WebAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse'' episode "Gifts, Goofs, Galore", Barbie's friends shower her with lavish and expensive birthday presents, only to learn that she already has most of them due to her affluence. Then, Ken gives Barbie a rare charm bracelet, which she admires mostly because she didn't have any charm bracelets at all before.* [[http://www.cracked.com/article_21870_i-dont-know-my-age-5-things-i-learned-in-my-isolated-tribe.html "I Don't Know My Age: 5 Things I Learned in My Isolated Tribe"]] from ''Website/{{Cracked}}''. There's one section dedicated to talking amazing and insane modern technology is to him. He's expressed amazement over the following things: faucets, flushing toilets, cars, the different types of music, the internet, and grocery stores. Granted, he sometimes misses the food back home in the jungle, mainly monkey and bugs.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Western Animation]]* In ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'', Benson shows his new surveillance system to Pops, who exclaims, "What a marvelous device!" He was referring to the [[ComicallyMissingThePoint computer mouse]].** Likewise when Benson buys a new state-of-the-art cart. Despite all the amenities like heated seats and a GPS, what fascinates Pops most are the cup holders.* In the early episodes of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', Fry, being a FishOutOfTemporalWater, was constantly amazed at things that he (and we) would found astonishing but that people in the 31st Century dismiss as commonplace. He even accuses the others of acting "like it's the boring time where I come from."--> '''Professor:''' Boring? Wasn't that the time period when they cracked the human genome, and boy bands roamed the Earth?* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Homer got all enthusiastic about the napkin dispenser in a 1950s-style diner, acting like it was some fantastic antique. Lisa tried to point out that they have those in modern restaurants, but to no avail.** When Jasper was defrosted after trying to cryogenically freeze himself in a Kwik-E-Mart freezer he thought he was in the future and was amazed when he found a product called moon pie.** A Treehouse Of Horror segment parodying Sherlock Holmes had "Bartley" impressed by everything, especially a door knob.* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': "A pen: One of the most permanent of all writing utensils!"* Stewie from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', despite being something of an EvilGenius, has a sense of childlike fascination. It's justified by him being a year old.* In ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' Eddy gets a package from his brother that turns out to be a bunch of baby stuff. Ed is ''fascinated'' by the baby rattle. -->'''Ed:''' ''(while hugging Eddy and Edd)'' Listen. ''[five seconds of rattling]''* The title character of WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory frequently experiences this, due to being a DitzyGenius. -->'''Dexter:''' Could this be the strange substance Mother calls "dust"?* A constant problem for Soos in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''.--> '''Dipper clone:''' [[LookADistraction Hey Soos, look! A glowing dot!]]\\'''Soos:''' Oh man, I'm so glad I turned my head. That dot does not disappoint.** Sev'ral Timez, due to their isolated upbringing, find regular objects astounding.--->'''Creggy G:''' Yo, I heard about these things called 'trees?!' I dunno WHAT they are, but I wanna KISS one!* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'', Twilight Sparkle enters the human world and is utterly impressed with computers (even though she hardly can use them).* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'':** In the premiere episode "Star Comes to Earth", Star is shown to be fascinated by everyday Earth things like light switches and drinking fountains.--->'''Star:''' (''to her mother'') And you said there was no magic on Earth!** In "Freeze Day", after Star's time-stop spell frees Father Time from having to run on [[HamsterWheelPower the Wheel of Progess]], he runs around being fascinated by ordinary things like rocks, mud, and a stray goose ("I dunno what this thing is, but it's ''waddling''!")** In "Royal Pain", Star and her father King Butterfly are amazed by the bathroom of the Diaz family, especially [[FunWithFlushing the toilet]].** In "Interdimensional Field Trip", Star is the only member of her class excited about the trip to [[MuseumOfBoredom the paper-clip museum]].* This is a RunningGag in the ''TV Funhouse'' animated short "The Baby, the Immigrant, and the Guy on Mushrooms." The three of them would be in awe of absolutely everything that catches their attention.* This is usually PlayedForLaughs in "WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse," such as The Gems not understanding how to play a board-game because the rules are just too "complicated."** This was PlayedForDrama in the episode "On The Run" when [[spoiler: Amethyst became giddy over seeing three (possibly four?) rocks she played with during her time alone in the Kindergarten.]]--->'''Amethyst:''' Look! Aww, it's my climbing rock. Ooh! And that one there? That's my sitting rock! And that was the one rock that I ''kicked'' into two rocks!** Even Steven, who is familiar with human culture, is prone to this due to his exuberant nature. When Garnet returns from a solo mission he asks if she brought him a present, and is handed a rock. He gleefully puts it in his mouth. His is also fascinated by Connie's (who has had a more regular upbringing) description of a school, and a book series (which he doesn't know should be read in order).* In ''WesternAnimation/HomeAdventuresWithTipAndOh'', the alien Oh takes great wonderment at various human things. He explicitly sends a letter to space through the human postal system rather than the far more efficient and suited to that task Boov postal system simply because he finds the entire process fascinating.-->'''Oh''': I mean, applying moisture to secure a paper fold? ''(Oh licks and seals his envelope and giggles with excitement)''[[/folder]]

[[folder:Real Life]]* The concept behind CargoCult is closely related to this trope.* When UsefulNotes/BorisYeltsin visited [[http://blog.chron.com/thetexican/2014/04/when-boris-yeltsin-went-grocery-shopping-in-clear-lake/ a grocery store in suburban Texas,]] Yeltsin, having spent his life in Soviet Russia was so stunned at the amount of food available for purchase at any time that it induced a HeroicBSOD in regards to his Communist beliefs.* After UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush visited a grocers' convention in 1992, a rumor sprung up that he was amazed by the checkout scanners on display, despite such technology being in common use for well over a decade. [[http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscanner.asp It wasn't true]], but it fit in with the popular conception of him as an inept elitist.[[/folder]]